Come a Little Closer (album)
# Come a Little Closer (album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− |

Come a Little Closer is the eleventh studio album by Etta James, released in 1974 on the Chess label. The album reached a peak position of number 47 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart.

## Reception

AllMusic stated: "Etta James was fighting serious substance-abuse problems when this album was recorded, commuting to the sessions from a rehab center. It was a triumph simply to complete the record at all. But although James' life may have been in rough shape outside of the studio, she delivered a fairly strong set that fused forceful '70s soul arrangements with some rock, jazz, and New Orleans R&B."

## Personnel

* Etta James – vocals
* Gabriel Mekler, Larry Nash – keyboards
* Danny Kortchmar, Ken Marco, Lowell George, Wah Wah Watson – guitar
* Larry Mizell – synthesizer
* Bobby Keys, Charles Dinwiddie, David Allan Duke, Gene Cipriano, Jim Horn, Lew McCreary, Steve Madaio, Trevor Lawrence – horn section
* Chuck Rainey – electric bass
* Ken 'Spider' Rice – drums
* Gary Coleman – percussion
* Carlena Williams, Gwen Edwards, Venetta Fields – backing vocals
* Trevor Lawrence – arrangement
